committee room was built in 1933 and was designed to build the importance of men who worked in it with eagles and wreaths and coloms. >> we have accounts of this room being very crowded and people coming in and just trying to find a seat anywhere. >> the committee has also seen its share of scandal. wilbur mills was pulled ore for drunk driving in 1974 and his companion, a stripper named fannie fox jumped out of the car and waded into the tidal basin. >> welcome. >> good morning. >> thank you for allowing us to come into this magnificent place. >> welcome. glad you're here. >> we want to talk about the fiscal cliff and where we are in terms of who is going to offer what to break this "you first" dialogue that's taken place in the white house. how should they get past that? >> well i think the real issue is about middle-class jobs and that's why we think it's real important we have fundamental tax reform as part of this because it's really about getting our economy going. >> being from michigan that's a big concern. >> as you know the democrats say they're looking after the middle class, you k